Blar i Department of Health Promotion and Development på emneord "Adolescents"
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Adolescents living with HIV in Botswana: What contributes to an HIV positive adolescent thriving?
(Master thesis, 2012-05-16)Background: HIV positive adolescents' well-being is becoming an increasingly important issue, as antiretroviral medications are contributing to more HIV positive children surviving into adolescence and adulthood. Sub-Saharan ... -
Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Leisure Activities and Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12)Participation in leisure activities is an important arena for the positive psychological development of adolescents. The present study set out to examine the relationship between adolescents’ satisfaction of the psychological ... -
Challenges of pursuing schooling for former street and working children - The voices of adolescent girls in Bangalore, India
(Master thesis, 2013-05-30)India signed the Right to Education Act' in 2009. However, national policies in India do not always acknowledge the most vulnerable groups, in particular the group of street and working children and girls. This study is ... -
Condom use and sexuality communication with adults: a study among high school students in South Africa and Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-09-23)Background: Fostering adolescents’ communication on sexuality issues with their parents and other significant adults is often assumed to be an important component of intervention programmes aimed at promoting healthy ... -
Family affluence and cultural capital as indicators of social inequalities in adolescent’s eating behaviours: a population-based survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-28)Background: Dietary inequality, via socio-economic inequality, may involve several mechanisms. Different aspects of adolescents’ socio-economic circumstances should therefore be considered in order to make effective ... -
Predicting Primary and Secondary Abstinence Among Adolescent Boys and Girls in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05)Two of the most effective health behaviours with regard to HIV prevention are condom use and sexual abstinence. While determinants of condom use among sub-Saharan African adolescents have been studied extensively, factors ... -
Subjective economic status in adolescence: determinantsand associations with mental health in the Norwegian Youth@Hordaland Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)We aimed to identify factors associated with perceived economic well-being (PEWB), and examine its association with symptoms of depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. In the Norwegian youth@hordaland ... -
Transitions and transactions: Adult identity Development Among Adolescent girls of the Krobo ethnic group
(Master thesis, 2016-05-20)Introduction: Transition to adulthood in the Krobo ethnic group has been through the dipo rites of passage. Over the years, social transformation has influenced the rite and the outcome adult identity of dipo girls. A ... -
Trends in Food Habits and Their Relation to Socioeconomic Status among Nordic Adolescents 2001/2002 - 2009/2010
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-09)Background: In the Nordic countries, substantial policy and intervention efforts have been made to increase adolescents' consumption of fruit and vegetables and to reduce their intake of sweets and soft drinks. Some ...